Rocking attachment for baby-carriages.



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AP PLIGATION FILED JUNE 6. 1910. v w

" Patented Mar. 21, 1911.

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APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6, 1910.

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JOHN W. IVERS, OF OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOMA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T FRANK '1".GORDON, OF OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOMA.

ROCKING ATTACHMENT FOR BABY-CARRIAGES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar 21, 1911.

Application filed June 6, 1910. 7 Serial No. 565,166.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that .l, JOHN V7. Evens, 1L citizenof the United States,residing at 11.08 l/Vest Tenth street, in the city and county ofOklahoma and State of. Oklahoma,

nive invented certain new and useful lm proveinents in :i-ockingAttachments for llnby-Corrieges; and I do declare the following to he afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertoins to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to iinproven'icnts in rocking attachments in babycarriages.

One object of the invention is to provide a. pair of rockers havingmeans to adjust- ;ihly connect the some together whereby they may beapplied to the wheels of any baby carriage.

Another object is to provide a. rocking ettmhinent of this characterwhich may be ap plied to the carriage in different positions to permitthe letter to be rocked longitudinally or dewise.

l'l ith these end other objects in View the invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction, combination and nrmngement ofports as will. he more fully deserhed and pzutieulnrly pointed out inthe appended claim.

in the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side View of baby cnrriug geshowing the application oi. n'i'y invention thereto; Fig. 2 is an endview of the some; Fig. 3 is a side view showing the attachment appliedto the marriage for the purpijise of rocking the some longit-udii'iullyor enowise; Fig. .lis :1 plan view of the rocking zittziclnnent removedfrom the carriage-and showing the wheel engaging l ices of theuttui'ahment arranged for receiving; ii wheels when the carriage to herocked dewise as shown in Figs. 1 and 2; Fig. :3 is :2 similar viewshowing the wheel engagingdevices arranged in position for receiving thewheels when the carriage is to he rocked longitudiiuilly or endwise us ll l i l I l l l l l i l l l l l i l l l l i l l l l l l i l l shown inFig: 3; liig. (l is u. detail. perspecl rive view or one oi the Wheelengaging devices oi. the attachment.

In. the en'ihodin'ient of the invention l provide u pair of rockers 'l.which may be con structed of any suitnhle material and may in i oi'viinydesired length. The 'oclrers l are connected together midway betweentheir ends by a series of links 2 theends of which are pivotelly securedto the upper sides of the rockers near their opposite ends as shown.Secured to the rockers 1 preferably by the some histei'ling deviceswhich secure (the ends of the links thereto ure carriage supporting bars3. ln the opposite upnrdly projecling ends of the burs 3 are formedlongitudinal slots 4; with which are ndustnbly connected wheel engagingrocks 5. The wheel cng uging rocks 5 nre preli-in ably constructed ofwire rods bent into the form oi. curved loop shaped frames the 0ppositeends (5 of which are bent longitudinally at an angle to the curvedportion of the rocks as shown. In the center of the curved portion ofeach of the rocks is secured a clip 7. The clip 7 is pivotally andudjustahly secured to the slotted ends of the bars 3 by means of aclamping loolt 8 arranged in the slots -.'l.- and projecting through anaperture in the projecting einls of the clips and on which is screwed aclamping nut 9 which preferably in the form of :1 thumb nut.

When it is desired to rock the carriage sidcwise the wheel engaging ucksare turned to a position crosmvise of the rockers in which position theyare secured by screwing up the cloin 'iing nul. ot' the bolt 8 in theclips. When the racks ni'c arranged in this position they nuiy headjusted laterally to lit any desired width of wheels by nuiving theclips inwardly onout er-div in the slots -1 of the burs 3. W hen it isdesired to rock the carriage longitudinally or lengthwise the racks ureturned to :1 position parallel with the rockers 21nd the sup 'iortingbars 23 end are iustcncd in the nntnner (lescriluul. When the racks arenrl'nne'cd in the letter oosition Having thus described my inventionwhat 5 I claim is:

In an attachment for the character de scribed, a pair of rockers, aseries of links";

connecting said .reckers together, supporting bars secured to therockers and a series of 10 wheel engaging racks pivotally and adjustablysecured to the enter ends of said bars and adapted:v to be arranged toreceive the wheels of the carriage whereb the latter is supported forsidewise or en wise rocking.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 1 my hand in presence of twosubscribing I witnesses.

JOHN W. IVERS.

' Witnesses:

O. K. BERKE',

U. H. NICHOLS.

